On Friday morning, about three hours before first pitch of Game 1, the St. Louis Cardinals revealed the 26 players who will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card Series this weekend at Busch Stadium.
The roster for the best-of-three series includes 19 players with postseason experience, seven rookies and nine players who were not on the club’s Opening Day roster.
The Cardinals host games on Friday afternoon, Saturday night and, if necessary, Sunday night. Bally Sports Midwest will air Cardinals Live postgame shows after each game.
The active roster for the NLWC round:
PITCHERS (12): Jack Flaherty-RHP, Giovanny Gallegos-RHP, Ryan Helsley-RHP, Jordan Hicks-RHP, Steven Matz-LHP, Miles Mikolas-RHP, Jordan Montgomery-LHP, Packy Naughton-LHP, Andre Pallante-RHP, Jose Quintana-LHP, Zack Thompson-LHP, Adam Wainwright-RHP.
CATCHERS (2): Andrew Knizner, Yadier Molina.
INFIELDERS (7): Nolan Arenado, Paul DeJong, Brendan Donovan, Tommy Edman, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Gorman, Albert Pujols.
OUTFIELDERS (5): Dylan Carlson, Ben DeLuzio, Corey Dickerson, Lars Nootbaar, Juan Yepez.